Wales 27-13 Scotland
Date:
Venue: Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Attendance: 73,189
Wales v Scotland Match Reports
Following an even first half, Wales built a comfortable lead early in the second half by scoring three quick tries. Scotland came back into the game, scoring a try of their own, but it wasn't enough. An absorbing contest ended in a 27-13 victory for Wales. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- BBC: Six Nations: Wales 27-13 Scotland
- Guardian: Leigh Halfpenny at the double to send Wales top with win over Scotland
- Independent: Wales go top after smashing Scotland in Six Nations
- Telegraph: Wales 27 Scotland 13: match report
- Daily Mail: Robinson's men crumble as Halfpenny leads Welsh charge
- Wales Online: Leigh Halfpenny fires Wales to victory
- Scotsman: Wales 27-13 Scotland: Second-half scoring blitz stuns Scots
- Daily Record: Six Nations: Wales 27 Scotland 13
- RBS 6 Nations: Halfpenny fends off Scotland as Wales stay perfect
Wales v Scotland Match Statistics
Wales (3) 27
Tries: Cuthbert, Halfpenny 2
Conversions: Halfpenny 3
Penalties: Halfpenny 2
Scotland (3) 13
Tries: Laidlaw
Conversions: Laidlaw
Penalties: Laidlaw 2
Man of the Match: Dan Lydiate
Wales Team Line-up
Backs: 15 Leigh Halfpenny, 14 Alex Cuthbert, 13 Jonathan Davies, 12 Jamie Roberts, 11 George North, 10 Rhys Priestland, 9 Mike Phillips
Forwards: 1 Gethin Jenkins, 2 Huw Bennett, 3 Adam Jones, 4 Ryan Jones (captain), 5 Ian Evans, 6 Dan Lydiate, 7 Aaron Shingler, 8 Toby Faletau
Replacements: 16 Ken Owens, 17 Paul James, 18 Lou Reed, 19 Andy Powell, 20 Lloyd Williams, 21 James Hook, 22 Scott Williams
Scotland Team Line-up
Backs: 15 Rory Lamont, 14 Lee Jones, 13 Nick De Luca, 12 Sean Lamont, 11 Max Evans, 10 Greig Laidlaw, 9 Chris Cusiter
Forwards: 1 Allan Jacobsen, 2 Ross Ford (captain), 3 Geoff Cross, 4 Richie Gray, 5 Jim Hamilton, 6 Alasdair Strokosch, 7 Ross Rennie, 8 David Denton
Replacements: 16 Scott Lawson, 17 Ed Kalman, 18 Alastair Kellock, 19 John Barclay, 20 Mike Blair, 21 Duncan Weir, 22 Stuart Hogg